Nobody in Scripture is supposed to serve as a role model for our own lives?
Now you're gettin' goofy. The fact is there are no "special" saints in the Bible, designated, undesignated or otherwise.
The apostle Paul said, "Imitate me as I imitate Christ." Every saint has that calling; to be imitators of Christ. Some, by God's grace, do a better job than others. But the Bible does not call the Church to make special categories of such super saints.
Well, there are no special saints in the Church either. Just those we know about and those we don't. The Bible is full od those we know about. So is Church history.
Every saint has that calling; to be imitators of Christ. Some, by God's grace, do a better job than others.
Yep, and yep. In fact, some do such a good job we are able to know by their fruits that they acheived salvation.
But the Bible does not call the Church to make special categories of such super saints.
No special category here. I don't know why you keep saying that.
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